Chapter 453: Fourth-Grade Top-Quality Spiritual Tea

After successfully refining the pill, Qin Ming was in an exceptionally good mood.

Unable to refuse such earnest hospitality,

he exchanged cups with the two city lords of Tianlan Xiancheng, and incidentally traded two Hunyuan Pills to them for several rare spiritual materials.

Over the following period,

the matter of the heavenly and earthly anomalies appearing in Tianlan Xiancheng remained a favorite topic of conversation among the cultivators within the city.

At this time, there was still more than a year before the Immortal Mansion Grand Gathering would begin.

Qin Ming did not run around recklessly; instead, he stayed within the Small Xiao Lingjing, planting low-grade spiritual plants to refresh his Ripening Tags and Space-Time Leaf Tags.

After a year of cultivation, the spiritual plants in the fields of the Small Xiao Lingjing began to grow at a rapid pace.

Qin Ming had also cultivated and planted a batch of spiritual plants required for refining Hunyuan Pills.

In this way, his materials for future pill refining would be endless, sparing him the hardship of searching and gathering them.

This also allowed Qin Ming to gain some Ripening Tags and Space-Time Leaf Tags, all of which he used to accelerate the growth of that Great Dao Lei Jie Tea plant.

On this day,

within the Small Xiao Lingjing, Qin Ming was casting the Five Elements Spiritual Rain Technique to irrigate the spiritual plants in the medicinal field.

Suddenly,

carried by a gentle breeze, a faint aroma of spiritual tea drifted in, subtly entering Qin Ming's nose and instantly invigorating his spirit.

Qin Ming approached that Great Dao Lei Jie Tea plant; after two years of cultivation and acceleration,

having consumed quite a few Ripening Tags, he had forcibly accelerated this fourth-grade top-quality spiritual tea tree to five thousand years of Dao cultivation.

One could only say it was terrifying; this was the horror of possessing a golden finger.

Now, the Great Dao Lei Jie Tea had grown to over two zhang tall, lush and verdant with dense branches and leaves, truly qualifying as an ancient spiritual tea tree of a thousand years.

The entire spiritual tea plant radiated an astonishing aura of Great Dao spiritual rhyme, accompanied by flashes of Lei Mang.

Occasionally, several claps of thunder would even emanate from the tree.

It could truly compete with his other demonic plant, the Lei Yuanmo Date.

Furthermore, among the many spiritual plants in the Small Xiao Lingjing, it was truly one of a kind.

Immediately after,

three golden, glittering tags floated into Qin Ming's vision:

【Name】: Great Dao Lei Jie Tea 【Tag】: Nascent Soul Magic Power x1 (Maturity 100%, Harvestable) 【Name】: Great Dao Lei Jie Tea 【Tag】: Space-Time Leaf x10 (Maturity 100%, Harvestable) 【Name】: Great Dao Lei Jie Tea 【Tag】: Great Dao Epiphany x1 (Maturity 100%, Harvestable) "Finally, it's time to harvest!"

Qin Ming's face lit up with joy, and he immediately plucked all the spiritual tea leaves bearing tags.

In an instant,

two purple and one blue tag-leaf appeared within Qin Ming's sea of consciousness.

Gazing at the emerald-green, dew-laden tea leaves in his hand, where silver-blue arcs of Lei Mang faintly flickered between the leaf veins, Qin Ming was instantly overcome with delight.

The tags 【Nascent Soul Magic Power】 and 【Great Dao Epiphany】 were clearly purple-tier tags, indicating they were extremely rare.

Moreover, over the past two years, Qin Ming had attempted to use the branches of the Great Dao Lei Jie Tea for cutting propagation.

However, such a rare spiritual plant seemed to possess uniqueness, making large-scale acceleration impossible.

The current Great Dao Lei Jie Tea plant could be considered Qin Ming's treasure.

It was estimated that in the entire Human World, there was only this single Great Dao Lei Jie Tea plant that had reached such a level of Dao cultivation.

Qin Ming called over Shi Tian Shu and began harvesting the remaining spiritual tea leaves.

"Master, this Great Dao Lei Jie Spiritual Tea is truly fragrant, isn't it? Just smelling this scent makes me feel it's extraordinary."

"Is it much better than the Spiritual Mulberry Bitter Tea we drank at the Penglai Sect?"

"Sigh! Speaking of which, I somewhat miss the tea brewed by Tian Ling'er."

Shi Tian Shu asked while picking spiritual tea leaves into a bamboo basket.

"I don't think you want to drink Spiritual Mulberry Bitter Tea; you're just craving her body, aren't you? After all, Tian Ling'er is a rare shape-shifting medicinal treasure," Qin Ming said lightly.

He knew what Shi Tian Shu was up to the moment it stuck its butt in the air.

"Hehehe! How could I bear to do that? I was just curious and asking," Shi Tian Shu said, embarrassed upon having its little scheme exposed, letting out an awkward laugh and speeding up its hand movements.

Qin Ming then said, "This is Great Dao Lei Jie Tea; it is estimated that there is only this one plant in the Human Realm, and it is likely extinct everywhere else."

"Although Spiritual Mulberry Bitter Tea is also a fourth-grade mid-quality spiritual plant, it is far inferior to the spiritual tea in your hand."

"According to Yan Laomo, drinking this tea allows one to withstand several more rounds of Lei Jie; you kid really got lucky."

Shi Tian Shu's eyes sparkled, and it exclaimed in extreme surprise, "Is this true?!"

"Naturally; this spiritual plant is a fourth-grade top-quality spiritual plant, only one step away from becoming a fifth-grade divine tree," Qin Ming replied.

Upon hearing this, Shi Tian Shu became even more cautious, afraid of injuring the spiritual tea tree.

After a short while, Qin Ming and Shi Tian Shu had picked every harvestable tea leaf from the entire spiritual tea tree.

In total, they harvested fifty jin of fresh spiritual tea leaves.

Subsequently,

half a month later,

following ancient tea-making procedures, Qin Ming underwent a series of operations including sun-drying, rolling, and baking, which reduced the weight by one-third, finally yielding fifteen jin of Great Dao Lei Jie Tea; these spiritual tea leaves could truly be called the most unique top-quality tea leaves in the Immortal Realm.

Rarely heard of in the human world.

Qin Ming and Shi Tian Shu gazed at the finished spiritual tea in the bamboo basket, their eyes shining.

"After all this trouble, we've finally refined fourth-grade top-quality spiritual tea."

Shi Tian Shu took a deep breath as if intoxicated, "It's truly too fragrant; Master, let's brew a pot and taste it immediately!"

Qin Ming slapped its head: "What are you thinking? Such spiritual tea must naturally be saved for a critical moment; waiting until you break through to shape-shifting before tasting it won't be too late; if you drink it now and it has no effect, wouldn't that be a huge loss?"

Then, he added another sentence.

"Let this seat taste it for you first."

Upon hearing this, the Shi Tian Shu immediately felt life was hopeless; looking up with a mournful face, it wailed, "I must break through to become a fourth-stage transformed great demon, yet I have no spirit wine to drink and no spirit tea to drink; it is too unbearable!"

Qin Mou immediately retrieved the Earth Heart Spirit Spring, then took out his utensils and began burning incense to brew tea.

Before long, a peculiar, fresh fragrance brimming with spiritual energy drifted out.

Qin Mou poured a cup of the Great Dao Lei Jie Tea; atop the emerald-green, dew-laden tea soup hovered a layer of cyan mist, within which streaks of Lei Ting flashed, appearing utterly divine and extraordinary.

His eyes brightened; he immediately raised the teacup, inhaled deeply several times, and instantly felt his mind become empty, clear, and tranquil, then gently took a small sip.

Boom! Qin Mou suddenly felt a strange thunderous rumble explode within his body; the rich, aromatic qi lingered and filled his mouth for a long time, surging straight to the crown of his head.

He could clearly sense that the magic power within his body had increased slightly, leaving him feeling thoroughly comfortable from head to toe.

"Truly excellent tea!" Qin Mou exclaimed with delight, his face beaming with joy.

Among all the spirit teas Qin Mou had tasted so far, the Great Dao Lei Jie Tea could be said to have no equal.

However, the yield of the Great Dao Lei Jie Tea was extremely low; even he possessed only fifteen jin in total, but fortunately, the spirit tea tree still remained, allowing it to be continuously accelerated to maturity.

Qin Mou stored away the Great Dao Lei Jie Tea, then went to sit cross-legged beneath his innate spiritual plant, the Yin-Yang Xuanteng.

With a thought, he immediately consumed the 【Nascent Soul Magic Power】 tag.

Boom! In an instant, a surging, extremely pure Nascent Soul magic power descended from the void, gathering and pouring into the Nascent Soul situated on the Spiritual Platform within his Purple Mansion Heavenly Heart.

Qin Mou began cultivating by circulating the "Green Emperor Art," as continuous streams of magic power started flowing through his celestial cycle.

Spiritual energy from the outside world also rushed madly toward Qin Mou's body, like a giant whale sucking in water.

A full half-month passed.

Only then did Qin Mou finish absorbing this 【Nascent Soul Magic Power】 tag; his entire body radiated a dense aura of ancient wood and vicissitudes.

"I did not expect this 【Nascent Soul Magic Power】 tag to be so abundant; it is equivalent to ten years of my arduous cultivation."

Thus, Qin Mou took another step toward the mid-Nascent Soul realm.

Feeling his Nascent Soul magic power surge once again, Qin Mou immediately felt that spending so many tags to accelerate the maturity of the Great Dao Lei Jie Tea had not been in vain.

Several days later.

A message talisman flew in from outside the cave dwelling.

Qin Mou opened it and saw it was a message sent by Xia Yuangong and Long Yangzi.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, the Immortal Mansion Grand Assembly will commence soon; would you like to journey there together with us?"

Qin Mou immediately tidied up, ended his secluded cultivation, exited the cave dwelling, and flew toward the Tianlan Sacred Hall.

Soon, he met the two, Xia Yuangong and Long Yangzi.

"It has been two years since we last met; Fellow Daoist Qin's cultivation has advanced even further!"

The moment Long Yangzi looked at Qin Mou, he said with slight surprise.

With a smile as gentle as a spring breeze, Qin Mou modestly replied calmly, "I merely gained some slight insights while cultivating my technique."

"That is still rare; at our realm, it is common to make no progress for decades, or even a hundred years."

"It shows that Fellow Daoist Qin possesses profound fortune; you simply make us green with envy."

Xia Yuangong and Long Yangzi were filled with admiration, after all, the other party was a cultivator capable of independently refining Nascent Soul-stage pills, having achieved complete self-sufficiency.

Even though Long Yangzi held a high position, obtaining a single fourth-stage Hunyuan Pill would still require him to bleed heavily.

After the three gathered and exchanged pleasantries.

Qin Mou asked, "I wonder when the two fellow daoists plan to depart?"

"The Immortal Mansion Grand Assembly will convene in another three months; Fellow Daoist Qin may prepare in advance," Xia Yuangong explained.

Upon hearing this, Qin Mou pondered for a moment before saying, "So there is still more than half a month? Qin Mou still has an unused Penglai Immortal Token, so I intend to visit the Penglai Sect first, and then meet the two of you at Long Yuan Island."

"Oh? I did not expect that old hag, Long Mu Zhenjun, to be willing to part with something as rare as a Penglai Immortal Token just to befriend Fellow Daoist Qin," Long Yangzi remarked involuntarily upon hearing it was such a rare item.

"Then this old man wishes Fellow Daoist Qin fruitful gains; the opportunities atop that fifth-grade divine tree at the Penglai Sect are indeed substantial, though extremely difficult to obtain."

Qin Mou, however, paid it no mind; with a 【Great Dao Epiphany】 tag currently in hand, he was certain to gain something.

Subsequently.

Qin Mou bid farewell to the two and sped away beyond the boundaries of Tianlan Xiancheng.

(End of Chapter)